Relevance of a Hypersaline Sodium-Rich Naturally Sparkling Mineral Water to the Protection against Metabolic Syndrome Induction in Fructose-Fed Sprague-Dawley Rats: A Biochemical, Metabolic, and Redox Approach

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Metabolic markers and hormonal status in plasma. (a) Glucose (g/L; 𝑛=7), (b) triacylglycerols (g/L; 𝑛=5–7), (c) insulin (𝜇g/L; 𝑛=7), (d) leptin (pg/mL; 𝑛=6), (e) aldosterone (ng/mL; 𝑛=7), and (f) melatonin levels (pg/mL; 𝑛=6), at the end of the dietary intervention. Results were expressed as mean ± standard error of the mean. *𝑃<0.05 CONT versus FRUCT. CONT: control; FRUCT: 10% fructose in tap water; FRUCTMIN: 10% fructose in natural mineral-rich water; G𝑃: global 𝑃.

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